A few words from me on the words of others…

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Shamefully, I’ll raise my hand and admit that I never used to “believe” in short stories. What was the point? By the time you get into it its already over, like finding a tub of ice cream in the freezer only to realise there’s only a couple of spoonfuls left... But in more recent years … Continue reading Mary Ventura and the Ninth Kingdom

Unlike my other blogs so far, this one’s hasn’t come quite so easy. Not because I enjoyed The God of Small Things any less, but because I was taken aback by the unexpected emotional complexities it evoked and addressed. Arundhati Roy delves into characters and subjects unlike any other novel I’ve read, not shying away from … Continue reading The God of Small Things

My most spoken phrase over the last few months has without a doubt been “have you read Sapiens?”. Time and time again topics broached in this book rear their heads and fling my thoughts back to Harari’s unique and intriguing standpoint on human history; why we are the way we are; and where we’re going. … Continue reading Sapiens

I’m ashamed to say my first exposure to the genius of Margaret Atwood was The Handmaid’s Tale series on TV… promptly followed by Alias Grace as soon as realised it was on Netflix. If I’d enjoyed watching them this much, I could only imagine how brilliant her books must be. Through complete chance a friend … Continue reading Oryx and Crake